Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

Naming Yourself

Citizen Kane Microphone | Source Is it a Rose by any other name, still? On Medium, and other social networks, I go by Brennan K. Brown because when I first joined Facebook years ago, I’d get messages from total strangers thinking that...

Voluntary Art

Pinot’s Palette | Source An argument on doing work for free. Author’s Note: This is an extension to a previous post, How to Blog. If you ask most artists, writers and other creators, they will stress the importance of not doing work...

Posting Every Day

Stendig/Vignelli Wall Calendar | Source Writing For the Challenge One of my favorite — and most popular — vloggers is Casey Neistat. Not only are his videos entertaining and well-produced, but there’s also a new one put out every day. There are quite a lot...

How to Blog

HES on an IBM 2250 Mod 4 | Source Attempts at Online Writing. Most often, what I see when I visit a blog with an exciting premise or topic, what I find is an introduction post that was written months or years...